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OpenAI · 12 hours ago

Software Engineer, Privacy

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. They are seeking a Software Engineer with experience in developing secure backend systems that prioritize customer data protection, focusing on privacy and security functions within their API products and consumer applications.

Agentic AIArtificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
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Growth Opportunities
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Design, build, and implement back-end systems that power privacy and security functions within our API products and consumer applications
Conduct threat modeling, privacy design reviews, and code-level assessments to ensure the highest privacy and security standards
Collaborate with product managers, and other engineering teams to develop new products that leverage emerging research while maintaining privacy and security integrity
Work closely with the legal team to document and evaluate internal compliance practices, ensuring alignment with legal requirements and organizational standards, and conduct thorough internal audits to maintain the highest levels of compliance and integrity
Coordinate and actively participate in privacy incident response efforts

Qualification

Secure backend systemsThreat modelingPrivacy design reviewsRegulatory complianceCross-functional collaborationProblem-solvingCommunication skills

Required

Experience developing secure backend systems that prioritize customer data protection
Experience in building (and re-engineering) production systems to meet legal requirements, manage increased scale, and uphold privacy and security standards
Experience leading or being a significant contributor to security projects, demonstrating a cross-functional collaboration skill set
Experience in threat modeling, secure design, and regulatory compliance
Strong communication skills
Ability to take responsibility for problems from beginning to end, demonstrating problem-solving abilities
Eagerness to support colleagues and reflect a readiness to do whatever is necessary for team success

Company

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT. It is a sub-organization of OpenAI Foundation.

H1B Sponsorship

OpenAI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1)
2024 (1)
2023 (1)
2022 (18)
2021 (10)
2020 (6)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$79B
Key Investors
The Walt Disney CompanySoftBankThrive Capital
2025-12-11Corporate Round· $1B
2025-10-02Secondary Market· $6.6B
2025-03-31Series Unknown· $40B

Leadership Team

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Fidji Simo
CEO, Applications
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Sam Altman
CEO & Co-Founder
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